Row on 25th in Houston!!

Row houses are not the most common form of architecture for today's residential structures (at least, not here in Houston) but are they making a comeback? Matthew and Tina Ford of Shade House teamed up with Holden Shannon to design and build Row on 25th in the Houston Heights. The homes are of simple design and can be outfitted in 2 different styles - laminated kitchen cabinets and ash flooring OR stainless steel kitchen cabinetry and reclaimed wood floors. The interiors are spacious, open and modern and each home has a small patio space for enjoying the Houston weather. What do you think??
(all photos from Remodelista, Dwell and Shade House)

Plus Design!!

I LOVE talking up Houston's local businesses and the locals that I am going to talk about now are the peeps over at Plus Design. Plus Design is headed by designer and founder, Marty Joyce. Marty has over a decade of experience in creating custom furniture pieces and architectural fixtures for homes and businesses. You can see some of Plus Design's handiwork at local Houston businesses such as Settlement Goods and Paulie's. Here, here! Take a look. Well done, Marty! : )
(all photos from Plus Design) 

The display shelves along the wall are a Plus Design creation.

(photo from Settlement Goods)

The Concrete Bar Table made from stained concrete, reclaimed mesquite and steel is gorgeous!

West Maple Lamps. Oh so hot in red.

Love, love these pipe restroom mirrors!!

Plus Design is also responsible for the louvered windows at Settlement Goods.

Plus Design'd banquettes at Paulie's.

HFH Labor Day Pickers Sale!

This weekend we are setting up shop outside and placing a canopy in front of our store. What for? For all those antique pickers in the greater Houston area. This Pickers Sale will have an assortment of worldly antiques to sort through and hopefully there's a little treasure to be found for everyone. Be like the American Pickers and find the greatest value in what was once someone elses. This vintage antique sale will be one to remember! You never know what you may find.  Your treasure awaits! 

The sale starts this Saturday through Monday (09/01/12 - 09/03/12).  Quantities very limited.

Edie's Lab in Houston, TX!!

I found Houston based, Edie's Lab, on Etsy today! Their Reclaimed Wood Letters caught my eye but those aren't the only neat-o, Made in Houston things in their Etsy shop!! Check 'em out....

 Reclaimed Wood Letters

Reclaimed Wood Entry Accent Table

Retro Architectural Letters

Pecker Wood Bird Abstract

William and Mary Reclaimed Wood Side Table

Reclaimed Wood Pedestal Dining Table

Say, I Do to BHLDN!

BHLDN is a fairly new wedding brand from the retail family that brought us Anthropologie, Urban Outfitters, Free People, Terrain and Leifsdottir. Just yesterday, BHLDN opened their first ever physical store right here in Houston!! BHLDN offers beautiful wedding gowns, decor ideas, jewelry, accessories and more! Visit them in Highland Village.

From left to right, Tiered Tulip Gown, Greenbow Lace Gown, Floral Artwork Dress, Trumpeted Pavot Gown, Pleated Fantasy Gown
(photo from Saphire Event Group)

Fondant Tea Dress

Sweeping Taffeta Ball Gown

(photo from Rebecca Rose Events)

Some of their beautiful jewelry.

(photo from Parties by Kristen)

New Guys In Town

Need a new place to hang out this fall? Prohibition is the new hot spot that has just opened up in the Galleria area. They, of course, stopped by High Fashion Home to furnish their interior for this upscale location. Don't worry about the alcohol, they have plenty. Specializing in 1920's style cocktails with a modern twist is a great way to change up your nights. Plus, you get to relax on cool furniture, who wouldn't want that!

The entrance is nice and simple. Once you see the inside you won't want to pass it up.

 

Michelle and Duncan Chairs. Love the photo collage on the wall.

The Dome Chairs and the Crank Table.

Cozy bar that you and your friends can mingle at.

Photos: From Yelp

Mother's Day Gift Ideas!

Mother's Day is May 8th! Are you ready? At High Fashion Home we have SO MANY little gifts to choose from! Jewelry, clothes, totes, aprons and wonderful smelly things! If you still need to get something for your Mom you should head over and see what we have to offer. You could put some of these fabulous things together and give your Mom an amazing gift basket! 

Other ideas could be a mother/daughter manicure and pedicure, a lovely brunch made at home (brunch recipes from Real Simple, Delish and YumSugar), a trip to Miller Outdoor Theater (on Mother's Day they are doing a Highlights of the Houston Ballet), comfy pajamas and slippers, beautiful flowers or a pretty potted plant and the perfect card (or handwritten letter), mix CD's you made just for her or just a walk around the neighborhood. The ideas are endless. 

Happy early Mother's Day to all you mommies out there! 

Luxurious soaps from K. Hall, Mistral and Tokyo

 Lip Balms and Perfumes by Tokyo

 

  Fun shower caps and numerous candles to choose from!

 

Super cute aprons! 

Faux Malachite Jewelry Box

Pillows, Part 2! Eco-Friendly and Fair Trade Options

Last week I did a post on pillows and got a suggestion, from Decorative Pillows, to showcase some eco-friendly and fair trade pillow options. They asked and shall receive.
For those of you not familiar with the term "fair trade" here is what it means- "Fair Trade is an organized social movement and market based approach that aims to help producers in developing countries obtain better trading conditions and promote sustainability." (Thank you for that explanation Wikipedia) And I'm pretty sure most of us out there know what eco-friendly means so I will just get on with showing the pillows! Enjoy! : )

These first 2 pillows are by Modernality via Etsy. The pillows are made of felt that is made from recycled plastic bottles! 

Cream Flower on Brown Felt

Pink Arrow

These next pillows come from a company called Gianna. Gianna offers lots of eco-friendly AND fair trade items but since we are talking pillows; here are some options from Gianna.

Hand-Embroidered Patch Pillow

Organic Cotton Bubbles Pillow

 Organic Cotton Snowflake Neckroll Pillow


The next few pillows come from Humble Creations. They use organic cotton and non-toxic water based inks on their items.

The Seahorse Pillow

Lattice Pillow (available in other colors too)

And last but not least, Ten Thousand Villages. We actually have a Ten Thousand Villages (a fair trade retailer) here in Houston. They sell items by artisans from all over the world.

Handmade Tree of Life Pillow

Handmade Hands Around the World Pillow

Handmade Rags to Riches Pillow

There are LOTS of eco-friendly and fair trade houseware options out there; just search the internet! A lot of the companies listed above sell other items too, not just pillows. Check 'em out!